Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos

Journal Article · Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4883432· OSTI ID:22306112

Kneller, J. P.; McLaughlin, G. C.; Patton, K. M. ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (United States)

As a neutrino passes through turbulent matter, large amplitude transitions between its eigenstates can occur. These transitions can be modeled as like those of an irradiated polarized atom and we investigate this connection both analytically and numerically. We find a simple theory that makes use of the Rotating Wave Approximation can make predictions for the amplitudes and wavelengths of the transitions that agree very well with those from the numerical solutions.

• OSTI ID: 22306112
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1604, Issue 1; Conference: PPC 2013: 7. international conference on interconnections between particle physics and cosmology, Lead-Deadwood, SD (United States), 24 Jun - 6 Jul 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AMPLITUDES
APPROXIMATIONS
ATOMS
EIGENSTATES
FORECASTING
IRRADIATION
NEUTRINOS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION